White supremacist disappears upon parole

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It's a good thing white supremacist Carney Norland disappeared immediately after his release from the Stony Mountain Penitentiary in Manitoba last week, the Grand Chief of the Prince Albert Tribal Council said.

The paroled Aryan Nations member had "something to fear" from both the Native community in Saskatchewan and white supremacist groups, said Alphonse Bird.

"Indian people have come to a state where they will not tolerate...racism. And individuals like this shouldn't be allowed to roam freely, promoting nothing but hatred against minorities."

Assistant warden Irv Hildebrant confirmed Dec. 15 that Nerland was no longer

at the facility west of Winnipeg but would not give any details on his whereabouts. The RCMP have asked correction officials not to discuss Nerland's release.

Nerland served two-thirds of a four-year manslaughter sentence for killing Cree Trapper Leo LaChance in Prince Albert in January 1991.

There were reports that he was placed under the RCMP's witness protection program A police spokesman in Winnipeg said the program exists but would not confirm he was in it.

Nerland, the former owner of the Northern Gun and Pawn Shop in Prince Albert, shot LaChance in the back through the door of his store after LaChance had left.

Nerland pleaded guilty to manslaughter, thus avoiding a trial.

They also named him as an RCMP informer on Aryan Nations activities in Saskatchewan back in November 1992.

Nerland was known to have a history with racist organizations in Canada.